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Issue No.3.April-2011 ISSUE NO: 3/April-2011 ISSN: 0976-1608 The International Journal Of Culture, Literature and Criticism Editor Dr. Jyotsna Sinha Faculty of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India ISSUE NO: 3/April-2011 ISSN: 0976-1608 The International Journal Of Culture, Literature and Criticism Editor Dr. Jyotsna Sinha Faculty of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India The International Journal of Culture, Literature and Criticism Editorial Board Editor: Eucharia Donnery, Dr. Jyotsna Sinha, Lecturer, Center for the Teaching of Foreign Assistant Professor, Languages in General Education, Department of Sophia University, Humanities and Social Tokyo 102-8554 Sciences, MNNIT, Allahabad. Annual Subscription Rates: India: Rs. 250 (Individualby M.O.) Rs. 500 (Institutions by D.D.) Guest Editor : Overseas: $20 (Individuals) $25 (Institutions) Dr. Niroj Banerji MNNIT, Allahabad. Editorial Correspondence: Dr. Jyotsna Sinha, Dr Bashabi Fraser Assistant Professor, Lecturer in English Department of Humanities and Social and Creative Writing Sciences, School of Arts & Motilal Nehru National Institute of Creative Industries Technology, Edinburgh Napier Allahabad-211004. University Email: [email protected] Edinburgh, Scotland, UK The views expressed by authors are their own and the Editor is not responsible for any controversy arising out of it. The International Journal of Culture, Literature and Criticism is an open forum for discussing various issues relating to culture, literature &criticism .Thought- provoking articles conforming to MLA style sheet are welcome. Unused material can be returned only when accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Editor‟s Note The overwhelming response I have received for the present issue has encouraged me to add Book Reviews and Creative Writings for my next issue. I hope the readers will appreciate the new perspective thus given to the Journal which continues to enjoy vast readership in India and abroad. This time again we have a variety of articles ranging from Jewett‘s ‗A White Heron‘, passing through the mystic minstrels of Bengal, to the present views on Kalam, diaspora and Arvind Adiga. My heartfelt gratitude to all my colleagues, well-wishers, advisors and friends without whose support the timely publication of this issue would not have been possible. I thank all my readers and scholars for their incessant effort in contributing the papers thereby investing faith in me. Thank You & Happy Reading Dr Jyotsna Sinha Notes on Contributors 1. Ms Amita Mishra Dubey is a research scholar in the Department of English and Modern European Languages at Allahabad University and completing her Thesis under Prof. Smita Agarwal. 2. Dr Anup Kumar Dey is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of English in Assam University. 3. Dr Archana Parashar is a Lecturer at SGSITS, Indore. Her specialization is in American Literature. She also has passion for Indian Writing in English and Subaltern Studies. Presently she is engaged in teaching Communication Skills to the Engineering Students. 4. Ms Basudhara Roy was awarded the gold medal for securing the highest marks in M.A (English), certificate of Merit and the Ishwari Dutta Memorial Award for securing the highest marks in B.A. (Hons.). She holds a Diploma in French (P.G. Diploma) from the Faculty of Foreign Languages (B.H.U.) with distinction and currently working as Lecturer in the Department of English at Karim City College, Jamshedpur. 5. Dr Chhaya Malviya is presently working as Coordinator in the English Department of Nehru Gram Bharti University, Allahabad. She also holds a degree of Acharya in Sanskrit and a degree of Prabhaker in Music (Vocal). 6. Dr M.Gouri is presently working as a Guest Faculty in the Department of English at Jamhedpur Women‘s College. She is teaching undergraduate and post graduate students. 7. Ms Jaya Singh is a research scholar in the Department of English and Modern European Languages, Allahabad University. 8. Dr Kalikinkar Pattanayak is presently working as Reader in the P.G. Dept. of English, Khallikote College, Berhampur Orissa. 9. Dr. Omana Antony is currently working as Assistant Professor, at Lingaya‘s University Faridabad. 10. Dr Pankaja Acharya is working as Assistant Professor Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Govt. Arts & Commerce College Indore. 11. Ms Sanchita Choudhury is a research Scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Kharagpur completing her thesis under Prof. Anjali Gera Roy. 12. Ms Shamenaz is presently teaching as a Sr. Lecturer and Head of Dept of Professional Communication, AIET, Allahabad. She is also pursuing D.Phil in English Literature from the University of Allahabad under the guidance of Prof Sumita Parmar. She has attended many National and International Seminars and holding the Membership of AESI, ELTAI, EACLALS, CWDS (A.U.), CLAI, IASA, USACLALS and AASRN. 13. Ms Shaista Maseeh is a research scholar from the University of Allahabad, pursuing research on Black Feminism, under the supervision of Prof. Sumita Parmar. 14. Ms Suruchi Dubey is working as Lecturer at Krishna Girls Engineering College, Kanpur. 15. Ms Vijeta Gautam is a research scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. ----- Contents 1. An Analysis of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Ms. Amita Mishra Kalam‘s works (writings and (Dubey) speeches) as a Work of Literature 2. Identity Crisis and Arthur Miller‘s Dr. Anup Kumar Dey & protagonist in After the Fall : Dr. Dipendu Das A Study in the Light of Erikson and Maslow 3. Jewett‘s World of Nature in Dr. Archana Parashar “A White Heron” 4. Stifled Voices in Diaspora Spaces: Ms. Basudhara Roy The Stereotype and the Housewife, a Study in Cultural Dislocation 5. Female Character as Career Dr. Chhaya Malviya Women in the Novels of Shashi Deshpande 6. Family Values in the Indian Dr. Omana Antony Diaspora : A Study of Meena Alexander‘s ―Manhattan Music‖ 7. Reconstructing Motherhood in the Dr. Gouri Mandapaka fictional works of Anita Desai : A postmodern analysis 8. Marginalization: Various Ms. Jaya Singh Approaches 9. The Fictional Representation of Dr. Kalikinkar Naked Reality: A Reading of Pattanayak Midnight‟s Children and The White Tiger 10. Cultural Consciousness in Dr. Pankaja Acharya Vidiadhar Suraj Prasad Naipaul‘s ―An Area of Darkness‖ 11. Bāuls:The Mystic Minstrels of Ms. Sanchita Bengal- Building a New Tomorrow Chaudhary In the Realm of Music 12. Neither ‗White‘ nor ‗Male‘: Black Ms. Shaista Maseeh Women and Black Feminism 13. Marriage in Troubled Waters: Ms. Shamenaz Shashi Deshpande‘s Roots and Shadows, The Dark Holds No Terror and That Long Silence 14. The Teaching of English in India : Ms. Suruchi Dubey Society and Change 15. From Divided Selves to an Ms. Vijeta Gautam & Integrated Self: Joan in Atwood‘s Dr. Jyotsna Sinha Lady Oracle AN ANALYSIS OF DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM‟S WORKS (WRITINGS AND SPEECHES) AS A WORK OF LITERATURE Amita Mishra (Dubey) ―Literature consists of all the books where moral truth and human passion are touched with a certain largeness, sanity and attention of form‖. (qtd. in Goodman 3) Literature is like a recipe made of common ingredients but served in such an artistic and mouth watering manner that one cannot resist oneself to taste it. It gets its material from common human beings and the daily occurrences of their life, but it is the caliber and art of the writer that makes it worthy to be considered by all who care to read it. If used by a writer of high moral virtues and literary skill literature has the power to mould characters. Literature may be considered a collection of the best of thoughts. While literature consists of strong thoughts, it needs a complimentary form to convey these thoughts to its readers. Kalam is a great thinker and he has his own way of doing this. Although he is basically a scientist and not a man of letters he has the potential to convey his thoughts to his readers and audience. In Wings of Fire he invokes the young generation of India to draw from all the knowledge he possesses and to spread the grace of God everywhere: I am a well in this great land Looking at its millions boys and girls To draw from me The inexhaustible divinity And spread His grace everywhere As does the water drawn from a well. (177) Although born in a less educated family Kalam, found fame as a defence scientist. He has been honoured by India‘s biggest honour ‗Bharat Ratna‘ in 1997 and taken pledge as the twelfth President of India on 25th July 2002. He has given a new life and energy to the research centre of Indian Defence Programme. He is like a candle burning in the dark to show the right path to people, that have been mislead. He faced lot of sorrows in his life but his quest never dwindled. Besides being a great scientist and teacher he is a great writer also. His books are like the ‗Sangam‘ from where a person comes out pure after taking a dip in the holy Ganga: he clears one‘s thought and soul. Kalam has written several books: Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, India Vision 2020, Indomitable Spirit, Guiding Souls, Inspiring Thoughts, Children Ask Kalam, Mission India, The Life Tree, The Luminous Sparks, Developments in Fluid Mechanics and Space Technology, My Journey, and Envisioning an Empowered Nations. Although he accepts that he is ―only a man of technology‖, in his books as well as in his speeches he has dealt with several issues that reveal his intellect and its thinking process. Kalam is called as a ‗Missile man‘ and a ‗scientist-philosopher‘. He has not only made missiles to take off from the launch pad but has pierced the sky with his speeches and poems like missiles which directly touch their goal that is the heart and mind of the audience and the reader.
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